SOC 43-9071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Pittsburgh, PA is $36,130. The 10th percentile is $28,500 and the 90th percentile is $46,470. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$36,130

10th percentile
$28,500
25th percentile
$28,710
Median
$36,130
75th percentile
$41,780
90th percentile
$46,470
Mean
$35,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $28,500 and the 90th percentile is $46,470. The difference is $17,970, which is 49.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,710 to the 75th at $41,780, covers $13,070.

The mean annual wage is $35,620, which sits below the median of $36,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $40,960 for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,164, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $36,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $38,164 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 8th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Akron, OH is 91 miles away, with a median of $44,310 and employment of 50. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,456, against $38,164 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $37,510 and employment of 130. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,937, against $38,164 here.
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 118 miles away, with a median of $32,290 and employment of 60. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,289, against $38,164 here.

Employment share

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (190 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA · Office Machine Operators, Except Computer by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Pittsburgh, PA is $36,130. The 10th percentile is $28,500 and the 90th percentile is $46,470. Employment is 190.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

The local median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $40,960.

What is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,130 is $38,164. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 91 miles away, at $44,310. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 8th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.